The Veteran's left knee disability, characterized by pain and limited motion, is considered service-connected as it was incurred during his active duty in the Gulf War theater.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee symptoms were consistent with those of undiagnosed illnesses associated with Gulf War service, and there was no known etiology for these symptoms other than service connection under the provisions for Gulf War illness.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20001854
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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